The Washington critic., 1887-08-02
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of the
National Capital.

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Tickets are sold by driver or conductor of
all cars 6 for % cents. good on any line.
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Starts
at GeOrgetown, corner Of High street. down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, east along
PcnnsylNalilH avenue, passing circle con
tanning Mills statue OF Washington; Cor
CUran Gallery, state War and Navy Depart
ments; Presidents House, Lafayette Square,
containing Mills equestrian statue uf An-
drew jackson; Department Of Justice thnlt-
ing at Fifteenth street, where transfers Hrr
given to Fourteenth street branch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De
partment; again down PENNSYLVANIA avenue
by Willard and other hotels. aud through
the principal business portion pt the city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market twherr transfers are given To the
seventh Street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street or south 20 Potomac River,
uast Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
hcrc transfers are given to branch running
to Baltimore aud OHIO Railroad depot, as.
cending south side Of Capitol llil, contn-
uing along II street south to PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, turnugintu Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to Nayv-lard gate.
Returning. same route and conditions.
Fourteenth.strcct Branch - Starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, out
Fourteenth street TO Boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas Statue, Re
turning, same route. Transfers given toand
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars TO Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, cents additional.
Sevcnth'strect Branch-Starts At boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and Postofilces, Odd Eel
lows Hall. crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Genre Market and City Posi Office twhere
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
line, continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mi
scum, TO the wharyes of the Mount Vernon.
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
where II makes a circuit Of West, High,
Fayettc, Second, DumbartOn and Mont
gomery streets, passing near Georgetglwn
College, Academy of the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and Oak Hill Cemetery,
over Rock Creek to 7 street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pall-
tial residences of the West End, including
that of the British minister; along Seven
teenth street west TO II street north, -Four
tecnth street to +, passing W ilards and the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street (whoro
transfers are gwen TO the Ninth'stroet
Brunch), past the Patent and Post Offices,
TO Fifth street, 10 Louisiana avenue, passing
judiciary Square, city Hall, and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue to q street, by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot TO Delaware
avenue 10 Il street north, to First street
east, thence along East Capitol street 10 Lin
coin Park. Returning, same route going
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
D street instead OF Indiana avenue.
Cars also leave The west front of the State,
intervals, connecting with above line at
Seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth street Branch Starts at northern ter
minus Of Seventh street west twhcro II con.
meets with Silver Springs liranChl, divurglng
TO Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and PostoiliCcs at f street (whero
transfers are given TO main line east or
wcsU, thence To II street, passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot,
Sixth street to Missouri avenue, To Four.
and.a-half street, thence To the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharycs, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Branch--Starts from northern
terminus of Nnth'strcet Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard Univer'
sity aud Schuet2cn Park, TO entrance To
grounds of Soldiers Home. Returning,
same route.
Columbia Raiway-Starts at Fifteenth street
west southeast of Treasury Department,
along New York avenue to It's intersection
with Massachusetts avenue ut Seventh
street; thence on Massachusetts, avenue to
II street north, past the Government Print.
ing Once TO Boundary and beginning of
Baltimore turnpike and Bcnning's Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and o Street Tor Belt Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
and a-half street, thence east to First west,
north TO q street, west to Fourth street
north 10 L street, west to Eleventh street,
south to L street north. west to Fourteenth
street south to Ohio avenue, east 10
Twelfth street, south TO virginia avenue
and east to starting point. Returning, same
route, except passing east over y instead OF
street.
This line also has short connecting roads run.
ming to the Centre Market, Potomac river
steamboat wharvcs, Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing. Washington Monument and
Eleventh and Boundary.
Anacostia Railroad Starting from foot o
seventh street, along NJ street south
past navy-yard gate. To Twelfth street east
and over the Anacostia Bridge to Union
town and the Government Hospital for thi
Insane. Returning, same route Transfer
T. and from Avenue Line or Seycnth-tree
Branch Washington and Georgetown liail
road, cents.
uerdic coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue 10 Twenty
second and q streets northwest Fare,
cents; six tickets for - cents. Horsu.caT
tickets are also received as fare.
Herdlc cabs are run 10 any part Of the city
Fare, % cents, within / mic' IS cents per
hour Tor one passenger; 81 per hour tul
more than one stands, East Capitol front
and Pennsylvania avenue and seventh
street northwest,